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Seven-year life outcomes of adolescent offenders in Los Angeles

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Ramchand, Rajeev, Morral, Andrew R., Becker, Kirsten·2009·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2008.142281PMC PMC2667842
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OBJECTIVES: We examined important life outcomes for adolescent offenders to describe how they were faring in young adulthood. METHODS: We assessed 449 adolescent offenders (aged 13-17 years) in Los Angeles, CA, whose cases had been adjudicated by the Los Angeles Superior Court and who had been referred to group homes between February 1999 and May 2000. We used the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs to interview respondents at baseline and at 3, 6, 12, 72, and 87 months after baseline. A total of 395 respondents (88%) were interviewed or confirmed as dead at the final interview. RESULTS: At final interview, 12 respondents had died, 7 of them from gunshot wounds. Thirty-six percent of respondents reported recent hard drug use, and 27% reported 5 or more symptoms of substance dependence. Sixty-six percent reported committing an illegal activity within the previous year, 37% reported being arrested within the previous year, and 25% reported being in jail or prison every day for the previous 90 days. Fifty-eight percent had completed high school or obtained a GED, and 63% reported working at a job in the previous year. CONCLUSIONS: The high rates of negative life outcomes presented here suggest the need for more effective rehabilitation programs for juvenile offenders.

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Authors
Ramchand, R., Morral, A. R., & Becker, K.
Affiliations
RAND Corporation (US)
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2009-05
Volume
99
Issue
5
Pages
863-870
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2008.142281
PMC
PMC2667842
OpenAlex
W2002588931
Cited by
60
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34
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FWCI
15.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • American Journal of Public Health
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA016722, R01DA016722)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
juvenile offenders, juvenile delinquency, life outcomes, early adulthood, substance use, substance dependence, recidivism, incarceration, hard drug use, rehabilitation programs, group homes, Los Angeles
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Halfway Houses, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Mortality, Prisoners, Prisons, Psychometrics, Time Factors, Los Angeles, Odds Ratio, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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